Politics Thread

[Strange Brew]

Translation: Anyone who disagrees with Xville is crazy.

Haha...

[Xville]

Translation: Anyone who disagrees with Xville is crazy.

I know you are probably a member of the Ted Cruz fan club and hurt by my comments, but no, i think extremism is crazy. Cruz and AOC fit that bill on each side of the aisle

[Strange Brew]

I know you are probably a member of the Ted Cruz fan club and hurt by my comments, but no, i think extremism is crazy. Cruz and AOC fit that bill on each side of the aisle

Wait! He has a fan club?

[XU_Lou]

I know you are probably a member of the Ted Cruz fan club and hurt by my comments, but no, i think extremism is crazy. Cruz and AOC fit that bill on each side of the aisle

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Of course, we all know it is YOU who gets to determine what we can discuss on this board, where we can pull/quote our news/information from, and what the definition of non-crazy political beliefs and thoughts are. We all thank you for this. You're the only one on this board that is rational and reasonable.

[Xville]

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Of course, we all know it is YOU who gets to determine what we can discuss on this board, where we can pull/quote our news/information from, and what the definition of non-crazy political beliefs and thoughts are. We all thank you for this. You're the only one on this board that is rational and reasonable.

So, is it your position that one or neither of them is on the extreme side of their respective aisles?

[XU_Lou]

self-awareness

Ahh, the old stand-by....

[Xville]

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Of course, we all know it is YOU who gets to determine what we can discuss on this board, where we can pull/quote our news/information from, and what the definition of non-crazy political beliefs and thoughts are. We all thank you for this. You're the only one on this board that is rational and reasonable.

This only applies to you

[X-man]

Yeah, news sources are all over the board on this one - shocker. This is from Keystone pipeline’s website. It was projected they would have 11,000 workers in 2021 with 7,000 of them being union. Also, stated they were giving 1.6 billion in gross wages.

https://www.keystonexl.com/project-u...d-keystone-xl/

Not sure how many are part time and earnings per employee, but if you do simple math 1.6 billion by 11,000, it comes out to be 145,000 per. Not sure how someone can find another job like that in the energy sector when those jobs are not yet available.

It is pretty widely reported that only about 50 jobs will last more than about 8 months. And some of those 50 permanent jobs are in Canada. Here is a link to one such source: https://www.statesman.com/story/news...ck/6673822002/.

[xavierj]

It is pretty widely reported that only about 50 jobs will last more than about 8 months. And some of those 50 permanent jobs are in Canada. Here is a link to one such source: https://www.statesman.com/story/news...ck/6673822002/.

Whatever it is it is still a loss of jobs and someone will struggle because of it. We have to stop making decisions to appease some people who yell really loud.

[Xville]

Whatever it is it is still a loss of jobs and someone will struggle because of it. We have to stop making decisions to appease some people who yell really loud.

Agreed and arguing the semantics of the numbers is what politicians do. The reality is that it is a loss of work, and good paying work at that. Hopefully all those workers find new opportunities quickly. Killing any kind of job right now in the middle of a pandemic to me just seems completely tone deaf.